Section Ⅰ “Understanding ideas”的课文习读环节
文意整体把握
Ⅰ.理清文脉结构
Ⅱ.把握主旨大意
1．What is the theme of the text
A．A clown doctor is the best medicine.
B．Laughter is the best medicine.
C．A programme known as “hospital clowning”．
D．Clown doctors could be helpful.
2．What can we know from this text
A．Laughter can help a lot during treatment.
B．Amusement functions better than medicines.
C．Clown doctors have become increasingly popular.
D．Hospital staff all think highly of clown doctors.
文意深度理解
(一)阅读理解
1．What made Larry become a clown doctor
A．Lara's being injured while she rode her bicycle.
B．His boyhood experience of going to hospital.
C．His love for the performances of the clowns.
D．Seeing so many children crying in the hospital.
2．What can we learn about clown doctors
A．They don't need to be trained.
B．They are only helpful to children.
C．They wear strange and funny coats.
D．They help people by entertaining them.
3．How does Larry prove the importance of clown doctors
A．By listing figures.
B．By giving an example.
C．By giving instructions.
D．By making comparison.
4．What can we infer from the sentence “laughter is the best medicine”？
A．No medicine is better than laughter.
B．Laughter can cure patients of any disease.
C．Laughter can make a patient feel better.
D．There is no need for people to see a doctor.
[Tip]
根据标志词排除干扰项
解第4题时应注意：含有绝对语气词的一般不是正确答案项。这些语气词常见的有：must, always, never, the most, all, only, have to, any, no, very completely, none, hardly等。
(二)阅读表达
1．Do you think it's important that we laugh from time to time Why
2．Does humour have an effect on your relationship with your friends Why
内化读文技法
明晰文脉悟主旨
本文的语篇类型为记叙文。记叙文通常会以一条线索贯穿全文，串联起文章中的人、事、景、物，使文章内容有机地连缀起来，这条线索便是记叙文的文脉。一般而言，可作为文章线索的有时间、空间、人物、实物或思想感情等。如本文是以时间为线索，讲述了作者作为小丑医生一天的工作经历，并穿插介绍了自己选择该职业的原因，小丑医生的工作环境、工作内容和起到的作用。
记叙文无论是写人还是叙事，一般都是为了达到某种目的，即告诉我们某个道理或者是对人生的领悟，这即是文章的主旨。按照时间线索展开的文章一般会在最后揭示主题或升华主旨，因此，读文时应重点关注尾段，快速捕捉文章主旨，提高解题速度。
(一)赏用词之妙
1．In the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl whose ankle is twice its normal size.
赏析：动词spot意为“注意到”，相比常见词see“看到”，该词所描写的动作更能切合当时的场景：作者在嘈杂的人群中注意到一个小女孩。
2．I speak with the on duty nurse, who tells me that Lara's parents rushed her to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle.
赏析：rush一词写出了劳拉的父母急匆匆送她就医的情形，暗示了当时劳拉父母内心的紧张、焦虑。
3．I spent much of the time when I was there feeling frightened and more than a little bored!
赏析：frightened和more than a little bored写出了作者住院时的紧张害怕以及感到枯燥无聊的心理状态。
1．用高级词汇替换句中加黑单词
①I looked around and finally saw my friend in the crowd.____________
②Jenny passed out in her morning PE lesson and was taken to hospital. ____________
2．用恰当的修饰词补全句子
①Suddenly, I heard a strange sound which ____________________________ (让我害怕)．
②I ________________________________ (感到非常无聊) and decided to go out for a walk.
(二)赏句式之高
1．Although it's the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury, it's my job to make her feel better.
赏析：本句中使用了although引导的让步状语从句，it's ...who ...强调句型，形式主语it和make复合结构，多种语法结构相融合，提升了表达的层次性。
2．Although the doctors and nurses did a great job, hospitals weren't really designed for children.
赏析：本句中运用了although引导的让步状语从句，加强了语气，强调了主句表达的语意：医院确实不适合孩子。
①____________________________________， his reputation among them is very great.虽然知道他的人不多，但他在这些人中名声却很响。
②____________________________________ she fell in love with the city.
正是因为当地美味的食物，她爱上了这座城市。
③Our country is developing at an amazing speed, ______________________________________.
我们的国家正在以惊人的速度向前发展，这让我们感到如此自豪。
(三)赏描摹之韵(场景描写)
I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there's a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs, looking through old magazines, all of which have been read hundreds of times previously.Anxious parents do what they can to comfort nervous and crying children.
赏析：walk through the doors呈现了作者穿过一道道门走入候诊区的动态画面，让读者有身临其境之感。后面则描写了候诊区的景象：boredom和tension描绘了候诊区的氛围：充斥着厌烦和紧张情绪；第二句中副词uncomfortably 修饰动词sit，写出了候诊人群内心的焦躁不安，后面的动作looking through ...则进一步诠释了这种焦躁；尾句中的Anxious写出了父母的焦虑情绪， nervous和crying则描写了孩子的紧张和难过。
①He ____________________ in his seat when I mentioned the accident.当我提到那次事故时，他在座位上不舒服地挪动了一下。
②As the great day approached, she grew ________________________. They tried to comfort her, but she still ____________.
随着这个重大日子的临近，她变得越来越紧张。他们努力安慰她，但她仍然感到焦虑。
(四)赏修辞之功
And my magic medicine does indeed seem to do the trick.
赏析：作者此处使用了比喻修辞，将小丑医生的工作比作灵药，生动形象地描述了这一职业的重要性。
①____________________________ written by Yu Guangzhong, which always calls for tourists to return home.故乡，是余光中笔下那张窄窄的船票，总是在呼唤游子归航。
②A man of words and not of deeds is ________.
一个会说不会做的人，就像野草丛生的花园。
(五)赏衔接之顺
Although she is clearly still in some pain, her scared and anxious look has been replaced — first by a small smile, and then by loud laughter as I “magically” produce her sock from out of my pocket.
赏析：此处先是运用衔接词although与后文形成转折关系，然后又使用了顺序衔接词first, and then描写了小女孩神情的变化，同时as一词引导时间状语从句，描述了伴随的情况。衔接词的使用使句式衔接紧密，过渡自然顺畅，逻辑清晰合理。
We ①____________ collected the rubbish on the riverbank, ②____________ we watered the trees and the flowers nearby. ③____________ we were tired out, we all felt happy and pleased.
笑是一种强效且免费的药物，无论我们心情多么低落，与他人分享真诚的笑声都足以让我们的一天变得明亮起来。笑能帮我们减轻压力，也有助于强健我们的体魄。阅读本文，了解更多关于笑的好处，学会保持愉悦的心情，养成豁达、包容的性格，培养积极乐观的人生态度。
The Benefits of Laughter
Laughter is a powerful and free medicine. Sharing a genuine laugh with a friend or co worker
①
can be enough to brighten up our day, no matter how down we feel. Laughter is an immunity booster and a confidence builder. Laughter can benefit our heart and reduce stress. Read the passage to learn more about the surprising benefits of laughter.
Have you ever been very stressed at work or school But when a friend told you a joke or a funny story, you might laugh so loudly that it almost relieved your stress. It is amazing how
②
much better laughter can make us feel, especially if it's totally out of the blue!
Negative stress causes chemical reactions in your body that lower your immunity, making you get sick more easily. A hearty laugh fuels your immune system with disease fighting power that will help you stay healthy and energetic.
Laughter reduces blood pressure and improves blood circulation, which will in turn reduce the chance of suffering a stroke (中风) or heart attack.
Confident people have an ability: no matter how bad their situation is, they are able to laugh at themselves, handling any problem calmly. Learning to laugh at yourself will help you minimize stress and damage.
滴水穿石
1．由文积词汇
genuine adj. 真诚的
co worker n. 共同工作者，合作者，同事
brighten up (使)增添乐趣，有希望
down adj. [熟词生义]沮丧，情绪低落
immunity n. 免疫力
booster n. 起推动作用的事物
relieve one's stress 缓解某人的压力
out of the blue 出乎意料，突然
fuel v. 增强；给……提供燃料
n. 燃料
circulation n. 血液循环
2．据文悟句式
句① Sharing ... or co worker为动名词作主语，逗号后为no matter how引导的让步状语从句。
句② when引导时间状语从句，so...that引导结果状语从句。
Section Ⅰ
NO.1 精阅读
文意整体把握
Ⅰ.①appearance ②in pain ③importance ④responsibility ⑤helpful
Ⅱ.1.B 2.A
文意深度理解
(一)1～4 BDBC
(二)1.I think it is important that we laugh from time to time because it makes us relax/it makes people feel good/it helps reduce embarrassment/it helps us live longer.
2．Humour has far reaching effects on personal relationships. We all know that if we are in a bad mood, we are likely to express negative attitudes and feelings, and this makes those around us down, too. But if we always try to be positive and funny, our friends will enjoy our company and feel energised by it.
NO.2 美表达
(一)1.①spotted ②rushed
2．①made me frightened ②felt more than a little bored
(二)①Although he is known to only a few ②It was because of the delicious local food that ③which makes us feel so proud
(三)①shifted uncomfortably
②more and more nervous; felt anxious
(四)①Hometown is the narrow ticket
②like a garden full of weeds
(五)①first ②and then ③Although(共76张PPT)
把握单元 素养目标
主题意识 本单元的主题是积极的生活态度。通过了解幽默故事、喜剧演员、带给人们快乐和欢笑的职业以及中外优秀人物的幽默品质,深化对积极乐观的生活态度的认知。学会更好地管理自己的情绪,以积极的心态去面对生活,树立正确的人生态度、积极向上的人生观,实现知识和思维能力的拓展与迁移。
语法项目 能够在具体语境中正确运用非限制性定语从句。
续表
语言输入 听 能够听懂各种“笑”有关的英语表达,了解愚人节的文化内涵,恰当运用所学的关于“笑”的表达。
读 能够理解与积极的生活态度相关的文章,读懂关于具有幽默精神的人物的介绍。
看 通过观看视频,初步了解喜剧的发展历史；通过阅读问卷,学会自我管理与情绪调解,笑对生活,树立正确的人生态度。
续表
语言输出 写 能够通过阅读博客文章,提取相关细节信息,掌握人物介绍的文章结构、基本内容、文体特点和写作手法,能够介绍一位喜欢的喜剧演员。
说 能够谈论与幽默相关的话题,恰当使用所学知识讲述幽默故事、介绍喜剧演员,了解中外优秀人物的幽默品质。
Section Ⅰ
“Understanding ideas”的课文习读环节
NO 1
精阅读/提升阅读“理解力”
NO 2
美表达/强化写作“基本功”
NO 3
慧人生/以文化人“增才情”
NO 4
课时跟踪检测
目 录
No.1 精阅读/提升阅读“理解力”
文意整体把握
appearance
in pain
importance
responsibility
helpful
Ⅱ.把握主旨大意
1.What is the theme of the text
A.A clown doctor is the best medicine.
B.Laughter is the best medicine.
C.A programme known as “hospital clowning”.
D.Clown doctors could be helpful.
√
2.What can we know from this text
A.Laughter can help a lot during treatment.
B.Amusement functions better than medicines.
C.Clown doctors have become increasingly popular.
D.Hospital staff all think highly of clown doctors.
√
(一)阅读理解
1.What made Larry become a clown doctor
A.Lara's being injured while she rode her bicycle.
B.His boyhood experience of going to hospital.
C.His love for the performances of the clowns.
D.Seeing so many children crying in the hospital.
文意深度理解
√
2.What can we learn about clown doctors
A.They don't need to be trained.
B.They are only helpful to children.
C.They wear strange and funny coats.
D.They help people by entertaining them.
√
3.How does Larry prove the importance of clown doctors
A.By listing figures.
B.By giving an example.
C.By giving instructions.
D.By making comparison.
√
4.What can we infer from the sentence “laughter is the best medicine”？
A.No medicine is better than laughter.
B.Laughter can cure patients of any disease.
C.Laughter can make a patient feel better.
D.There is no need for people to see a doctor.
√
[Tip]
根据标志词排除干扰项
解第4题时应注意：含有绝对语气词的一般不是正确答案项。这些语气词常见的有：must, always, never, the most, all, only, have to, any, no, very completely, none, hardly等。
(二)阅读表达
1.Do you think it's important that we laugh from time to time Why
I think it is important that we laugh from time to time because it makes us relax/it makes people feel good/it helps reduce embarrassment/it
helps us live longer.
2.Does humour have an effect on your relationship with your friends Why
Humour has far-reaching effects on personal relationships. We all know that if we are in a bad mood, we are likely to express negative attitudes and feelings, and this makes those around us down, too. But if we always try to be positive and funny, our friends will enjoy our company and feel energised by it.
明晰文脉悟主旨
本文的语篇类型为记叙文。记叙文通常会以一条线索贯穿全文,串联起文章中的人、事、景、物,使文章内容有机地连缀起来,这条线索便是记叙文的文脉。一般而言,可作为文章线索的有时间、空间、人物、实物或思想感情等。如本文是以时间为线索,讲述了作者作为小丑医生一天的工作经历,并穿插介绍了自己选择该职业的原因,小丑医生的工作环境、工作内容和起到的作用。
内化读文技法
记叙文无论是写人还是叙事,一般都是为了达到某种目的,即告诉我们某个道理或者是对人生的领悟,这即是文章的主旨。按照时间线索展开的文章一般会在最后揭示主题或升华主旨,因此,读文时应重点关注尾段,快速捕捉文章主旨,提高解题速度。
No.2 美表达/强化写作“基本功”
(一)赏用词之妙
1.In the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl whose ankle is twice its normal size.
赏析：动词spot意为“注意到”,相比常见词see“看到”,该词所描写的动作更能切合当时的场景：作者在嘈杂的人群中注意到一个小女孩。
2.I speak with the on-duty nurse, who tells me that Lara's parents rushed her to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle.
赏析：rush一词写出了劳拉的父母急匆匆送她就医的情形,暗示了当时劳拉父母内心的紧张、焦虑。
3.I spent much of the time when I was there feeling frightened and more than a little bored!
赏析：frightened和more than a little bored写出了作者住院时的紧张害怕以及感到枯燥无聊的心理状态。
1.用高级词汇替换句中加蓝单词
①I looked around and finally saw my friend in the crowd._______
②Jenny passed out in her morning PE lesson and was taken to hospital. _______
仿写训练
spotted
rushed
2.用恰当的修饰词补全句子
①Suddenly, I heard a strange sound which ___________________
(让我害怕).
②I ___________________________(感到非常无聊) and decided to go out for a walk.
made me frightened
felt more than a little bored
(二)赏句式之高
1.Although it's the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury, it's my job to make her feel better.
赏析：本句中使用了although引导的让步状语从句,it's ...who ...强调句型,形式主语it和make复合结构,多种语法结构相融合,提升了表达的层次性。
2.Although the doctors and nurses did a great job, hospitals weren't really designed for children.
赏析：本句中运用了although引导的让步状语从句,加强了语气,强调了主句表达的语意：医院确实不适合孩子。
①_______________________________, his reputation among them is very great.
虽然知道他的人不多,但他在这些人中名声却很响。
②________________________________________ she fell in love with the city.
正是因为当地美味的食物,她爱上了这座城市。
仿写训练/完成句子
Although he is known to only a few
It was because of the delicious local food that
③Our country is developing at an amazing speed, _____________
____________.
我们的国家正在以惊人的速度向前发展,这让我们感到如此自豪。
which makes us
feel so proud
(三)赏描摹之韵(场景描写)
I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there's a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs, looking through old magazines, all of which have been read hundreds of times previously.Anxious parents do what they can to comfort nervous and crying children.
赏析：walk through the doors呈现了作者穿过一道道门走入候诊区的动态画面,让读者有身临其境之感。后面则描写了候诊区的景象：boredom和tension描绘了候诊区的氛围：充斥着厌烦和紧张情绪；第二句中副词uncomfortably 修饰动词sit,写出了候诊人群内心的焦躁不安,后面的动作looking through ...则进一步诠释了这种焦躁；尾句中的Anxious写出了父母的焦虑情绪, nervous和crying则描写了孩子的紧张和难过。
①He ____________________in his seat when I mentioned the accident.
当我提到那次事故时,他在座位上不舒服地挪动了一下。
仿写训练/完成句子
shifted uncomfortably
②As the great day approached, she grew______________________.
They tried to comfort her, but she still___________.
随着这个重大日子的临近,她变得越来越紧张。他们努力安慰她,但她仍然感到焦虑。
more and more nervous
felt anxious
(四)赏修辞之功
And my magic medicine does indeed seem to do the trick.
赏析：作者此处使用了比喻修辞,将小丑医生的工作比作灵药,生动形象地描述了这一职业的重要性。
①____________________________written by Yu Guangzhong, which always calls for tourists to return home.
故乡,是余光中笔下那张窄窄的船票,总是在呼唤游子归航。
②A man of words and not of deeds is________________________.
一个会说不会做的人,就像野草丛生的花园。
仿写训练/尝试用比喻修辞完成句子
Hometown is the narrow ticket
like a garden full of weeds
(五)赏衔接之顺
Although she is clearly still in some pain, her scared and anxious look has been replaced — first by a small smile, and then by loud laughter as I “magically” produce her sock from out of my pocket.
赏析：此处先是运用衔接词although与后文形成转折关系,然后又使用了顺序衔接词first, and then描写了小女孩神情的变化,同时as一词引导时间状语从句,描述了伴随的情况。衔接词的使用使句式衔接紧密,过渡自然顺畅,逻辑清晰合理。
We ①_______collected the rubbish on the riverbank, ②________
we watered the trees and the flowers nearby. ③__________ we were tired out, we all felt happy and pleased.
仿写训练/选用上述过渡词补全语段
first
and then
Although
No.3 慧人生/以文化人“增才情”
笑是一种强效且免费的药物,无论我们心情多么低落,与他人分享真诚的笑声都足以让我们的一天变得明亮起来。笑能帮我们减轻压力,也有助于强健我们的体魄。阅读本文,了解更多关于笑的好处,学会保持愉悦的心情,养成豁达、包容的性格,培养积极乐观的人生态度。
Negative stress causes chemical reactions in your body that lower your immunity, making you get sick more easily. A hearty laugh fuels your immune system with disease-fighting power that will help you stay healthy and energetic.
Laughter reduces blood pressure and improves blood circulation, which will in turn reduce the chance of suffering a stroke (中风) or heart attack.
Confident people have an ability: no matter how bad their situation is, they are able to laugh at themselves, handling any problem calmly. Learning to laugh at yourself will help you minimize stress and damage.
1.由文积词汇
genuine adj. 真诚的
co-worker n. 共同工作者,合作者,同事
brighten up (使)增添乐趣,有希望
down adj. [熟词生义]沮丧,情绪低落
immunity n. 免疫力
滴水穿石
booster n. 起推动作用的事物
relieve one's stress 缓解某人的压力
out of the blue 出乎意料,突然
fuel v. 增强；给……提供燃料
n. 燃料
circulation n. 血液循环
2.据文悟句式
句① Sharing ... or co-worker为动名词作主语,逗号后为no matter how引导的让步状语从句。
句② when引导时间状语从句,so...that引导结果状语从句。
No.4 课时跟踪检测
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
One day a mime (哑剧演员) is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer.As soon as he starts to draw a crowd, a zookeeper drags him into his office. The zookeeper explains that the zoo's most popular attraction,a gorilla (大猩猩), has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla.The mime accepts.
The next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes.He soon discovers he can sleep all as he likes, play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime — the job he likes but loses.
However,with days going by,he begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his.Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top of his cage,crawls across a wall, and dangles (悬挂) from the top to the lion's cage.The lion gets angry at this. The scene is a fuel to the crowd.
At the end of the day he is given a raise for being such a good attraction. Well, this continues for some time. The crowds grow larger, and the mime's pay keeps going up.
Then one day when he is dangling over the lion, he slips and falls. The mime is terrified. He starts screaming, “Help me！” But the lion is quick. The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says, “Shut up, you fool! Do you want to get us both fired？”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个幽默小故事。
1.The mime accepts the zookeeper's offer because .
A.he has been out of work
B.he doesn't like being a mime
C.he likes performing at the zoo
D.he is offered a higher pay there
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解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“attempts to earn some money”和“He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla.The mime accepts.”以及第二段中的“he ever did as a mime — the job he likes but loses”可推知,他接受这份工作是因为他失业了,需要挣些钱。
2.How does the mime find the job dressing up as the gorilla
A.Hard and tiring.
B.Dangerous but exciting.
C.Easy and funny.
D.Boring but well-paid.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知,他觉得这份工作简单且有趣。
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3.The mime's first contact with the lion is to .
A.find pleasure for himself
B.get the lion's attention
C.get his pay raised
D.win back his audience
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知,他这样做是想赢回他的观众。
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4.The underlined words “a fuel” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by “ ”.
A.frightening B.disappointing
C.exciting D.familiar
解析：词义猜测题。根据下一段首句可知,观众对于“大猩猩”和“狮子”的表演表现得非常兴奋。
√
B
In the early 1990s, Madan Kataria, an Indian doctor who worked in Mumbai, became interested in the growing body of scientific evidence showing that laughter is extremely beneficial to human health.He made a decision that more laughter was needed to improve health and deal with the stress of modern living.
In 1995, while writing an article for a health journal, Dr Kataria discovered many modern scientific studies describing the benefits of laughter on the human mind and body.In particular, he was impressed by Norman Cousins' book Anatomy of an Illness and the research work by Dr Lee Berk.Then he began to field-test the effect of laughter on himself and others.
Starting with just five people, on March 13th, 1995, at a public park in his neighbourhood, Dr Kataria started the first laughter club.They laughed together in the park to the amusement of by-standers, and the small group quickly grew to more than 50 people within a few days.In the early meetings, they stood in a circle with one person in the center to tell a joke or a funny story.
Everybody enjoyed themselves and felt good for the rest of the day.However, after two weeks, their jokes and stories ran out.Some complained that it would be better to discontinue the club than to continue without any jokes.Dr Kataria asked the club members to give him one day to develop a breakthrough that would solve the problem.
That night, Dr Kataria reviewed his research and finally found the answer.Our body cannot differentiate between pretend and genuine laughter.In fact, both produced the same effect.The next morning, the results were amazing.For some, the make-believe (伪装) laughter quickly turned into real laughter.Soon the group was laughing like never before.The hearty laughter that followed lasted for almost ten minutes.This was the birth of Laughter Yoga.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了大笑瑜伽的起源。
5.What can we infer about Madan Kataria from paragraph 2
A.He used to be serious.
B.He was a man of action.
C.He found his life stressful.
D.He was an expert in laughing.
√
解析：推理判断题。由第二段最后一句“Then he began to field-test the effect of laughter on himself and others.”可知,Madan Kataria是一位实干家。
6.What happened to the club members after a short period of time
A.They didn't know what to talk about.
B.They doubted whether laughter would help.
C.They couldn't find any place to get together.
D.They showed less interest in Dr Kataria's club.
√
解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的“after two weeks, their jokes and stories ran out ...to continue without any jokes”可知,两周后他们的笑话和故事都讲完了,不知道该谈论些什么了。
7.What does the underlined part “a breakthrough” refer to
A.The discovery that people may laugh a lot after taking a new type of medicine.
B.The discovery that genuine laughter works better than pretend laughter.
C.The discovery that laughing a lot is able to help us fight off illness.
D.The discovery that pretend laughter is also helpful to our health.
√
解析：词义猜测题。由最后一段中的“Our body cannot differentiate between pretend and genuine laughter.In fact, both produced the same effect.”可知,Dr Kataria的突破性发现就是假笑和真笑一样有助于人体健康。
8.What would be the best title for the text
A.Laughter Clubs in India
B.Benefits of Laughter Yoga
C.The Origin of Laughter Yoga
D.Laughter — the Best Medicine
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解析：标题归纳题。由文章最后一句“This was the birth of Laughter Yoga.”以及文中相关的介绍可知,本文主要讲述了大笑瑜伽的起源。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
In a world full of anxiety and stress, it's easy to feel like we're carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders. We fill in every line of our schedules and rush from one activity to another. 9
·Don't limit yourself.
One of the differences between achievers and non-achievers is the size of their dreams. 10 The same is true to small people. The key is to have confidence in oneself and think BIG!
· 11
When faced with bad situations or problems, a lot of us leave them behind undecided. However, indecision does not solve the problem. It just gives you temporary relief. But sooner or later, you will feel its impact. Most of the time, it's bigger than the original. Don't avoid problems. Instead, be brave enough to face and solve them so you can move forward in life.
·Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
12 You get too relaxed that you find life too boring. But instead of focusing on the negative feeling of boredom, why not take charge and create a change Sometimes, change does not only happen by surprise. You have the capacity to create change. And why not do it now
·Take the days just one at a time.
13 Take time to smell the flowers. Don't overdo yourself. Learn to appreciate life today, for tomorrow, you may not have the chance to do so.
A.Rush isn't all beneficial.
B.Don't leave things to chance.
C.The longer you carry a problem, the heavier it gets.
D.Big people achieve big dreams because they think big.
E.However, there are some approaches to keeping a positive outlook on life.
F.Knowing that life is imperfect gives you enough space to expect it to be hard.
G.Every day, you do the same thing, like a cycle that just goes round and round.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了在生活中保持积极的态度的几种方法。
9.选E 根据下文提到的具体的保持积极的人生观的方法可知,此处应填一个承上启下的句子,故E项符合语境。
10.选D 根据空前的“...the size of their dreams”及空后的“The same is true to small people.”和“think BIG”可知,答案为D项。
11.选C 根据下文中的“indecision does not solve the problem ... Most of the time, it's bigger than the original.”可知,C项符合语境,适合作本段标题。
12.选G 根据本段的主题句“Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.”及空后的“You get too relaxed that you find life too boring ...”可知,G项符合语境。
13.选A 根据本段的主题句“Take the days just one at a time.”及空后的“Take time to smell the flowers.Don't overdo yourself.”可知,A项符合语境。UNIT 1 Laugh out loud！
UNIT 1 课时检测(一) “Understanding ideas”的课文习读环节
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
One day a mime (哑剧演员) is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer.As soon as he starts to draw a crowd, a zookeeper drags him into his office. The zookeeper explains that the zoo's most popular attraction，a gorilla (大猩猩), has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla.The mime accepts.
The next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes.He soon discovers he can sleep all as he likes, play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime — the job he likes but loses.
However，with days going by，he begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his.Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top of his cage, crawls across a wall, and dangles (悬挂) from the top to the lion's cage.The lion gets angry at this. The scene is a_fuel to the crowd.
At the end of the day he is given a raise for being such a good attraction. Well, this continues for some time. The crowds grow larger, and the mime's pay keeps going up.
Then one day when he is dangling over the lion, he slips and falls. The mime is terrified. He starts screaming, “Help me！” But the lion is quick. The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says, “Shut up, you fool! Do you want to get us both fired？”
1．The mime accepts the zookeeper's offer because ________.
A．he has been out of work
B．he doesn't like being a mime
C．he likes performing at the zoo
D．he is offered a higher pay there
2．How does the mime find the job dressing up as the gorilla
A．Hard and tiring.
B．Dangerous but exciting.
C．Easy and funny.
D．Boring but well paid.
3．The mime's first contact with the lion is to ______.
A．find pleasure for himself
B．get the lion's attention
C．get his pay raised
D．win back his audience
4．The underlined words “a fuel” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by “________”．
A．frightening B．disappointing
C．exciting D．familiar
B
In the early 1990s, Madan Kataria, an Indian doctor who worked in Mumbai, became interested in the growing body of scientific evidence showing that laughter is extremely beneficial to human health.He made a decision that more laughter was needed to improve health and deal with the stress of modern living.
In 1995, while writing an article for a health journal, Dr Kataria discovered many modern scientific studies describing the benefits of laughter on the human mind and body.In particular, he was impressed by Norman Cousins' book Anatomy of an Illness and the research work by Dr Lee Berk.Then he began to field test the effect of laughter on himself and others.
Starting with just five people, on March 13th, 1995, at a public park in his neighbourhood, Dr Kataria started the first laughter club.They laughed together in the park to the amusement of by standers, and the small group quickly grew to more than 50 people within a few days.In the early meetings, they stood in a circle with one person in the center to tell a joke or a funny story.Everybody enjoyed themselves and felt good for the rest of the day.However, after two weeks, their jokes and stories ran out.Some complained that it would be better to discontinue the club than to continue without any jokes.Dr Kataria asked the club members to give him one day to develop a_breakthrough that would solve the problem.
That night, Dr Kataria reviewed his research and finally found the answer.Our body cannot differentiate between pretend and genuine laughter.In fact, both produced the same effect.The next morning, the results were amazing.For some, the make believe (伪装) laughter quickly turned into real laughter.Soon the group was laughing like never before.The hearty laughter that followed lasted for almost ten minutes.This was the birth of Laughter Yoga.
5．What can we infer about Madan Kataria from paragraph 2
A．He used to be serious.
B．He was a man of action.
C．He found his life stressful.
D．He was an expert in laughing.
6．What happened to the club members after a short period of time
A．They didn't know what to talk about.
B．They doubted whether laughter would help.
C．They couldn't find any place to get together.
D．They showed less interest in Dr Kataria's club.
7．What does the underlined part “a breakthrough” refer to
A．The discovery that people may laugh a lot after taking a new type of medicine.
B．The discovery that genuine laughter works better than pretend laughter.
C．The discovery that laughing a lot is able to help us fight off illness.
D．The discovery that pretend laughter is also helpful to our health.
8．What would be the best title for the text
A．Laughter Clubs in India
B．Benefits of Laughter Yoga
C．The Origin of Laughter Yoga
D．Laughter — the Best Medicine
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
In a world full of anxiety and stress, it's easy to feel like we're carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders. We fill in every line of our schedules and rush from one activity to another. __9__
·Don't limit yourself.
One of the differences between achievers and non achievers is the size of their dreams. __10__ The same is true to small people. The key is to have confidence in oneself and think BIG!
·__11__
When faced with bad situations or problems, a lot of us leave them behind undecided. However, indecision does not solve the problem. It just gives you temporary relief. But sooner or later, you will feel its impact. Most of the time, it's bigger than the original. Don't avoid problems. Instead, be brave enough to face and solve them so you can move forward in life.
·Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
__12__ You get too relaxed that you find life too boring. But instead of focusing on the negative feeling of boredom, why not take charge and create a change Sometimes, change does not only happen by surprise. You have the capacity to create change. And why not do it now
·Take the days just one at a time.
__13__ Take time to smell the flowers. Don't overdo yourself. Learn to appreciate life today, for tomorrow, you may not have the chance to do so.
A．Rush isn't all beneficial.
B．Don't leave things to chance.
C．The longer you carry a problem, the heavier it gets.
D．Big people achieve big dreams because they think big.
E．However, there are some approaches to keeping a positive outlook on life.
F．Knowing that life is imperfect gives you enough space to expect it to be hard.
G．Every day, you do the same thing, like a cycle that just goes round and round.
UNIT 1 课时检测(一)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个幽默小故事。
1．选A 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“attempts to earn some money”和“He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla.The mime accepts.”以及第二段中的“he ever did as a mime — the job he likes but loses”可推知，他接受这份工作是因为他失业了，需要挣些钱。
2．选C 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，他觉得这份工作简单且有趣。
3．选D 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，他这样做是想赢回他的观众。
4．选C 词义猜测题。根据下一段首句可知，观众对于“大猩猩”和“狮子”的表演表现得非常兴奋。
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了大笑瑜伽的起源。
5．选B 推理判断题。由第二段最后一句“Then he began to field test the effect of laughter on himself and others.”可知，Madan Kataria是一位实干家。
6．选A 细节理解题。由第三段中的“after two weeks, their jokes and stories ran out ...to continue without any jokes”可知，两周后他们的笑话和故事都讲完了，不知道该谈论些什么了。
7．选D 词义猜测题。由最后一段中的“Our body cannot differentiate between pretend and genuine laughter.In fact, both produced the same effect.”可知，Dr Kataria的突破性发现就是假笑和真笑一样有助于人体健康。
8．选C 标题归纳题。由文章最后一句“This was the birth of Laughter Yoga.”以及文中相关的介绍可知，本文主要讲述了大笑瑜伽的起源。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在生活中保持积极的态度的几种方法。
9．选E 根据下文提到的具体的保持积极的人生观的方法可知，此处应填一个承上启下的句子，故E项符合语境。
10．选D 根据空前的“...the size of their dreams”及空后的“The same is true to small people.”和“think BIG”可知，答案为D项。
11．选C 根据下文中的“indecision does not solve the problem ... Most of the time, it's bigger than the original.”可知，C项符合语境，适合作本段标题。
12．选G 根据本段的主题句“Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.”及空后的“You get too relaxed that you find life too boring ...”可知，G项符合语境。
13．选A 根据本段的主题句“Take the days just one at a time.”及空后的“Take time to smell the flowers.Don't overdo yourself.”可知，A项符合语境。
